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UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
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A world of news from the world organization.
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Cannabis production rises in Afghanistan despite decline in cultivation - UN report
While the total area of Afghan farmland used for cannabis cultivation fell by 17 percent in 2012, there was still an eight per cent rise in the overall production of cannabis compared to 2011, according to a report released today by the United Nations drug and crime agency and the country's Ministry of Counter-Narcotics.
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Amid rising demand for designer drugs, international experts weigh tougher controls
With demand soaring for untested concoctions of psychoactive substances, the head of the United Nations drug and crime agency urged concerted action from the international community to prevent the manufacture, trafficking and abuse of drugs whose makeup is constantly changing.
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Senior UN official urges Cambodia to pay staff, break up strike at UN-backed tribunal
A senior United Nations expert is calling on the Government of Cambodia to pay its national staff and help end a strike at the UN-backed tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders accused of mass killings and other crimes in the south-east Asian country.
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Transnational organized crime on the rise in Eastern Africa, warns UN report
Organized criminal activities such as migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking and maritime piracy are increasingly pressing threats in Eastern Africa and must be tackled through a range of measures both within the region and in the markets where illicit goods will end up, according to a United Nations report released today.
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Ban appoints Colombian to head UN-backed commission to tackle impunity in Guatemala
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Iván Velásquez Gómez of Colombia to head the United Nations-backed commission charged with dismantling illegal armed groups and tackling impunity in Guatemala.
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UN hails entry into force of new convention for global shipping industry
A new United Nations maritime labour convention - hailed as a "bill of rights" for the more than 1.5 million people employed by the shipping industry - comes into force today, aiming to ensure decent work conditions for seafarers while helping provide a level playing field for shipowners.
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Colombia grew less coca in 2012, UN survey reports
Coca cultivation in Colombia, one of the world's largest producers along with Bolivia and Peru, fell by a quarter in 2012, according to a new survey presented today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Government.
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